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J. W. PATTERSON.

' CASH REGISTER FOR COIN ACTUATED LOCKS.

No. 423,948. Patented Mar. 25, 1890.

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J. W. PATTERSON. CASH REGISTER FOR 00m AGTUATED LOGKS.

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JAMES WILLIAM PATTERSON, on NEW roan. Ne;

CASH-REGISTERFORlCOlN-ACTUATED LOCKS.

, SPECIFICATION forming p n of LetterqPatent No. 423,948,.datedhiarch 1890.

. Application filed October l0, 1889. Serial No; 326,584. model.) i

To all whom it may-concern; I R

Be it known that. 1, JAMES WILLIAM PAT TERsOma subject of the Queen of Great Brit ain,residi'ng-;in New York city,in the county This invention provides a device.applicaj ble to opera-glassrental boxes and other analogous devices provided with coin-actuated locks orinechanismaand designed to indi cate the number of times the lock, '&e,-," isop- 'erated,-an'd hence the amount of money deposited in it and which the money-collector or cashier sho dd. turn over to the-manage menti if "proprietor.

comes a check upon the cashier or other per-' The register thus beson collecting-the money and insures to the proprietor the payment to him oftheentire amount deposited in or earned by the apparatus.

I have shown 'gmy invention as applied 1 to an opera-glass-rental box for theaters;- the 'lid or cover of which-is'closed bya coin-actuated lock or one whi'chisnnlocked 'by 'theinser tion of a coin. S uchboa'es aren'ow well knowni-n the art.-. The-particular construe tion of box to which Iha've shown my invem tion'applie'd'is thatwhich is provided with a knob on the exterior ofthe lock-case, which knob is to'be. turned after theinsertion of a coin in order that the inserted coinmay-be carried around within the case and caused to act upon the lock mechanism towithdraw the bolt.- This construction of coin-actuated lock for opera-glasses,"&c., is disclosed in the appli cation of Alton H. Fanche'r, filed July 5, 1889, Serial No.316,5016.-

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is" a perspective "leW'Of the box modified in ac cordance with.n1yinvention'. Fig.2 is a 'vertical transverse section of the upper part of 3, but taken Iintheplan'e of the line l 4 in Fig. 2. Fig. i 5 is, a horizontal ysectiiirijcut in the line 5' 5 in Figsz'3 and 4. :Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the working parts oftheappara tus with the frame creasing eliminated. Fig.

7 is a'fragmentary front view, partly in sec tion, showing a modification. Fig. 8 is a vertical'sectionsitnilar to Fig. 3, but'showing a modified construction, the registering mechanism being placed inside the box. Fig-9 is a vertical sectionin the two planes denoted bythe line 19 9 in Fig 8. I Fig. 10 is an under side plan of the locki n g-plate and pawl shown in Figs. 8 and-9.

I-will first describe the construction shown in Figs. 1'to6, inclusive. LetA designatethe boxer receptacle for holding an opera-glass, B its-"cover or lid, and C the coin-actuated look by which the cover is fastened or closed.

This coin-actuated lock has a coin-slot a, into ing it to act after the manner of a cam to operatethe lock, whereupon upon the unlocking'movement of the lock the lid'B falls open and discloses the opera-glass. In the construction of the lock shown the looking or fastening member consists of a sliding plate D, which is movable from rightto left, and 'vice. 'versa, being mounted in guiding-grooves cc at its front and rear sides, as best shown in Fig. 2; This plate either constitutes the bolt itself or is connected to and imparts n10 tion to the bolt. Preferably the plate constitutes the bolt, being formed with a projection d, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5,) which engages a suitable hasp formed on the upper part of the lid B. The operative parts of the lock in the particular construction shown consist of this sliding plate I) and a rotative disk notch or notches in its periphery, into which the-coin may partly enter, and which is connected with the external knob Z) through the medium of a stem e, as shown in Fig. 5'.

VVhen'a coin is inserted intothe' coin-slot it drops down until it restsupon'the disk The operator then turns the knobb toward theright' until one of the notches in the disk comes intoflcoincidence with the ooin, whereupon the-coin drops into said, notch, and is then by the continued rotation oi; the disk carried around therewith, and whenit reaches the lower side thereof .it drops partly out of lock it or to unlock .it.

The coin falls against the-shoulder c of this notch, and by the continued turning of the knob the disk E pushes thecoinagainst this shoulder and thereby thrusts the plate D bodily toward the left, thusdisplac'ing its'proj ection (Z out of engagement with the liasp on the lid B, whereby the box is unlocked. Afterthe lock has' been thus unlocked it can be relocked only by inserting a special keyl (shown in Fig. 3) into a key-hole f, in order to push the plate D back toward the right.

The particular lock thus described is claimed in the said application of A. H.

Fanchcr. that my present invention has no necessary conneetlon with this or any other specific construction or type of lock or coin-actuated movement, It is shown in connection with.

this particular lock, because this is one which is actually in use and is inostconvenient as illustrating the application of my invention.

Accordingto my i nyention I provide the lock-bolt D.- or ot-herlockingor fastening member-or other equivalent moving part of the lock or .device with a'pawl g, which is pivoted to it and pressed by aspring 71-. This pawlactsin the teeth of a ratchet-wheel G, which constitutes theinitial wheel of the 'rcgisten- This ratchet-wheel has any suitable or convenient number of teeth, and is adapted to be turned one tooth at a time by the pawl each time that the lock is' operated either to In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 6 it is shown as arranged to be advanced when the .lockis being locked.

In Fig. 7 it is shown arranged to be advanced when the lock isbeing unlocked. A series of numbers arranged in such succession as to correspond to the successive step -by--ste'p movements of the ratchetwvheel is arranged so that the numbers shall be designated'or adjustable in succession by its successive movements. The best way of accomplishing this is to mark the numbers on the wheel G,

s or on anyother wheel deriving motion from it, and arrange them to moye successively into view through an opening in the lock-case,

as clearlyv shown in Figs. 1, l, and 5. -Another means is to mark the figures on the exteriorof the lock-case and connect the wheel G with a hand or pointer, which shall be moved by the wheel from one figure to another ateach i ntermittent movemenh as shown in Fig. 7. 'lhese two means for designating or displaying the successive figures I regard as equivalents. v

In the precise construction shown the wheel G has twenty-five teeth and is marked with numbers from 0 to 2%} Inasmuch, however, as it is desirable to registenhigher numbers, and as it is inconvenient to make thcwhccl with a greater number of teeth and mark a greater number of figures upon it. it is preferableto employ one or more additional wheels It should be understood, howeveh.

to count or indicate the revolutions of the wheel G. For this purpose I have provided 'a wheel H, which turns the distance of one tooth upon the completion. of each revolution of the wheel G. This movement is prefer ably accomplished by the mechanism best The wheel G has. fixed to shown in Fig. 1t. it acam or 'snaiL i, which as the wheel turns acts to push orslide longitudinally ajsliding rod or bar j, which is normally'pressed backor toward it by a spring 712.

and on its end is formed a pawlor tooth m,

which is adapted to act against -the ratchet- As the snail-i presses. the barj to the right, its tooth misnapsover teeth of the wheel H.

a tooth on the wheel H, =and when thewheel ,G completes its revolution and shows zero-at the opening the abrupt face of the snail passes beyond the end of the ratchetj and the latter is pressed back by its springk, and its toot-hf moves thewheel H the distanceof one tooth.

The wheel II is prefe ably marked with figures which are multiples of'the number of teeth on' the wheel G that is, with'the numbers 25, 50, 75, 100,'&c.

To prevent back motion of the ratchetwheels'G and H, I provide them: with fixed stop-pawls n. and '0, respectively, as shownin' Figs. 3 and 6.

The lo'ck-casii'ig is preferably chl'stru'cted' of three plates-a front plate p, a middle plate (1, and a rear platc r-as best shown in Figs. and 5. The coin slide or conduit a and the recess for the wheelE to turn in are preferably formed at the junction of the middle andrear plates, and wholly in one or the other of these plates, or. partly in both..-

The wheels Gand Hare preferably arranged The oppositeend port-ion of the bar j projects freely into a hole or opening Z, in the casing and is made elastic,-

to turn in recesses forniedin the front side 1 of the intermediate plate q, while the rear side of. the front plate -11 is recessed to admit the snail 1' and to provide room. for the free operation of the spring 1.: andflthe flexible end of the rod j, which carries the tooth "m,

and is also formed with a groove in which the rod j slides. 'Theopenings s 8 through which the figures are seen are also formed in the front plate. The guiding-gmoves for the locking-plate D are formed-one in the back plate and the other in the frontplatc.

lt is usualin apparatus of this kind to provide a drawer or other equivalent receptacle into which the deposited coins, after having done their work, fall and are accumulated,

.end ofthe opera-glass box. It is customary for the collector at the times that he removes 'the money from thedrawer to pass aicoin or two through the lock in order totcst its operation and see whether it is in operative condition. :l t is obviousthat such testing" operations-of the lock should. not influence lector is making such tests, andi iii is necessarythat this disengagementof the register should be efiec-led automatically, .and by means beyond the control of the collector, as otherwise he might be'able toset the register" and'leave itout of action at times in. order to enable him to appropriate to himself the money paid-into itduring such times, and thereby cheat the proprietor of the apparatus. To this end my invention provides meansfor throwing the ratchet-and-pawl movement out of action by separating the ratchet and pawl, and this means is operated by the drawing out of the cash-drawer or bythe unlocking thereof, so that the act of unlocking or of unlocking and drawing out the cash-drawer will throw the register out of action until thedrawer is replaced, or replaced and relocked. During this time,therefore, the collector may test the action of .the lock without counting npajebit-against himself; The preferred construction for accomplishing this purpose is that shown best in Fig. 3. Asliding rod or wiret is arranged ir 1 the back part of the box, being provided with a spring-u tending to press it downwardly, but normally pressed up by the rear side wall not the drawer J. \Vhen the drawer is pulled out, a downward incline r on this side wall rides under the rod 25, and the latter is permitted to descend under the pressure of its spring a. The upper end of the rod isbent over toward thev front, or is otherwise provided with an arm or finger t, which overhangs the pawl g, which,

- when the rod is pressed up, stands sufiiciently above the pawl to not interfere with its motion. \Vhen, however, the rod is thus pressed down the fingert' is moved down against the pawl, and by reason of the spring a being stronger than the spring h it draws the pawl down and moves it a sufficient. distance to. carry its free'end safelyout of the teeth of the ratchet-wheel. The lock may thenbe operated, the pawl moving back .and forth beneath the ratchet-wheel, but without being able to engage with it, so that the register is not operated. \Vhen the drawer is pushed back, its incline 7; acts to push up the rod t toits normal position. The rod may be operated by the looking or unlocking of the drawer J, as shown in Fig. 7, where w is the) lockingbolt by which the drawerJ is fastened, and the rod a is arranged with itslower end entering the cavity into which this bolt moves when locked. In the act of unlocking the drawer J the bolt to is drawn downand' the rodj follows 'it,'while in relocking the drawer the bolt 10 presses up the rodt again. In the constructionthus far described the registering mechanism is-locatedabove the the box is closed. Figsi 8, 9, and l0 show a modified constructiomwhich I. w ll-now de- -scribe,1in -which theregisteringmechanism ried underneath the sliding plate D, and. it

' back of the wheelG is fixed thecam-disk a completion of each revolution of the wheelG ond wheel H and advances it one tooth, the wheelH being held meanwhile by the engagement of the concentric periphery of the wheel a? with the arc-shaped'port-ions of its teeth, as is usual in Geneva stop movements. The wheels G and H are mounted in a case K, consisting of front and back plates fastened together and secured to the back of the operaglass box. The wheel G is marked with numbers, which, as it is turned step by step by the pawl, appear successively through an open ng sin the case K of the registering. mechanism, and the wheel H .is marked with numbers. which are visible through a hole s. A stoppawl n is provided to prevent anyback movement of the ratchet-wheel G. An adjustable stop L is arranged beneath the pawl g in such position that, if the pawl moves back far enough to engage with asecond tooth in advance, itwillfbe upheld and prevented. from engagement therewith, so thatit cannot move the wheel G more than the distance of one tooth. The register-case K is mounted in such manner as to be movable up, and down. This can readily be done by. providing it with vertically-slotted holes through which the fastening screws or rivets y y are passed. 7 The bottom of the frame terminates in a foot t which rests on the upper edge v of the side. of thedrawer J, when the latter is in place. When the drawer is drawn out, the frame, being no longer -supported,falls down sufticiently far to move the teeth of the ratchet. wheel G out of reach of the pawl g, which latter is kept from falling .by the stop L. When the drawer is reinserted, its incline 12' again pushes up the case K and brings the ratchet-wheel again into engagement with the pawl. v v

While the drawer G is pulled out, the registering mechanism is consequently out of engagement, so that the lockmay be tested.

as will be obvious to mechanicians.

.I claim as "my invention the following-defi-n.ednovel features or improvements, substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

mechanism, of a register comprising a ratchet-wheel, a series of figures or characters. and means for"designat-ing themin succes-- sion, operated by saidflratchet-wheel, a pawl foradvancing said wheel connected,.to and box proper, and the registe'rcan be read-while is "arranged within the box and below the look, In this construction the pawl g is car- 7S .acts'to propel the ratchet wheel G during the unlocking movement of the plate; -On theof the Geneva stop-inoven1 ent, which at the.

engages with one of the notches in the sec- IIS My invention may be otherwise modified,

1. The combination, with a coin-actuated inaccessible, so that only an authorized perand said receptacle, constructed when thelatremoval of the deposited money to separate 3 whereby the money-collector may test the.

ism' while said'rec eptacle is operi without mechanism, of a register including a ratchet- 4 wheel and a pawl for advancing said wheel connected to and moved by the'coin-actuated face, and a movable'connection between the to be acted upon by said cam-surface when receptacleis unlocked and opened and'to bring the ratchet and pawl into'engag'emer'it lvanced by said. pawl, a drawer or receptacle for holding the insertedcoins, and a movable v ,cept-acle is unlocked and opened for the re;

moyal of k the deposited moneyi means for designating them in succession moved by. the coin-actuated mechanism, a throw off device for putting the registerrout of action, so that the operation of thelock may be tested without indicating fictitious deposits of money, and a lock whereby said throw-01f device is rendered inoperative or sdn having a key to such lock may throw the register out of action; I I

i 2. The combination, with a coin-actuated mechanism, of a registcrcomprisinga ratchetwheel, a series of figures 'or characters and operated by said ratchet-wheel, a pawl for advancing said wheel connected to and moved by the coin-actuated mechanism, a receptacle for holding the inserted coins, and'a movable connection'between the ratchet and pawl ter is closed and locked to leave the ratchet and pawl in mutual engagement, and when the receptacle is unlocked and opened for the theratche't and pawl, so that the movements of rthe pawl do not. influence. the register,

operativeness of the coin-actuated mechan-' causing the register to indicate fictitious deposits or} money." c a The combination, with "a coin-actuated mechanism, a drawer or receptacle forlioldmg the mserted coins formed with a cam-surratchet and pawl and said receptacle arranged thereceptacle is opened or'closed and thereby to separate the ratchet and pawl when the when the receptacle is closed-and locked. 4; The combinatiomwith a coin-actuated device comprising a reciprocating part or slide; of argister in'cludinga pawl carried byfiaid. reciprocatinglliart, a ratchet-wheel to beadconnection between said receptacle and the pawl adapt-ed to move the latter out of em. gagcment with the r'atch et-wheel when the re- 5; The combination,with a coin-actuated dc vlce comprising a reciprocating part or slide.

of a register includinga pawlg, carried by said reciprocating part, a ratchet-wheel G, to be advanced by said pawl, a drawer or receptacle J for holding the inserted coins provided with a ca'm-surface'r' v, and a throw-elf device-consisting of a rod 6, arranged vto he moved by said cam-surface as the receptacle J is opened or closed, and constructed to act upon the pawl to withdraw it from the ratchettecth upon the opening movementof the receptacle.

G. The combination, with a coin act-uated lock constructed to be unlocked by the inser-.

tion of a coin and rcloekcd by a special key, and comprising a reciprocating part deriving its opposite movements from the coin and said key, respectivlymf a register comprising a ratchet-wheel, a series of figures or characters comprising a' reciprocating part deriving its,

opposite movements from the coin and such key, respectively, of a register-comprising a pawl connected to and movedby saidrecipro eating part, and a ratchet-wheel to be advanced by said pawl, the pawl and ratchetwheel' being arranged so'that the pawl shall.

advancethe wheel during the relockin g movement of. the lock.

8'. In a coinaetuated mechanism, the combination, with a-casing" constructed of three plates fastened together face to face, a recip rocating plate sliding in guides formed in the front and rear plates, respectively, a coin-conduitformed between the middle and rear plates through which a coin may be conducted to act upon said reciprocating plate, a registering wheel or wheels arranged in a recess or recesses between the middle and front plates, and a pawl deriving mot-ion from said reciprocatin g plate constructed to ad Vance said reg istering-wheel.

In witness whereof I havehereunto signed my name in the presence of two" subscribing witnesses;

JAMES WILLlAM PA'rTnnsoN. -\Vitnesses:

GEORGE ll. FRASER,

CHARLEs K. FRASER. 

